I have a Dell Dimension 9100. I am getting a STOP: error on bootup. Here is the stop error.
STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent or not writable.
Beginning dup of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your administrator or technical support group for further assistance.
The computer was working fine 2 days ago.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent or not writable.
Beginning dup of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your administrator or technical support group for further assistance.
The computer was working fine 2 days ago.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!